amanda knox

Amanda Knox is getting hitched. For those of you who can't quite recall this young woman's backstory, here's Knox History 101: The 27-year-old was convicted, acquitted, and convicted again of the 2007 murder of her friend and British roommate, Meredith Kercher. Her then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, was also convicted of the crime. Next month, Italy’s highest court will decide—after reviewing another appeal—if she'll stand trial once more. In the meantime, Knox is living and working in Seattle. Las week, she got engaged to her musician boyfriend, Colin Sutherland. A date has yet to be set. The Seattle Times reported Sutherland wrote to Knox while she was in an Italian prison. "Now he has signed up to be stalked by paparazzi, British tabloids, and Internet trolls. It must be love,” columnist Jonathan Martin wrote on Wednesday. Well, is this proof that love really does overcome all? Could you overlook something huge—albeit, maybe not (alleged) murder—to be with someone you adore? read more

I remember watching the live news coverage when the Amanda Knox murder verdict was overturned in October. The Seattle native had to be physically supported by her lawyers because she was so unsteady on her feet. After spending four years in an Italian jail charged with the 2007 murder of her roommate, she appeared stunned as the guards led her out of court--tears streaming down her face. Since then we've seen photos of her readjusting to life as a free woman--walking hand-in-hand with her new boyfriend and riding her bike--but she's kept quiet about her story while a book deal was negotiated...and it's finally a done deal. read more